GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (40-50) at CLEVELAND (54-37)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (40-50) at CLEVELAND (54-37)

<h3>Chicago's Danks faces majors' best home team</h3>



<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (40-50) at Cleveland (54-37) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - Rookie John Danks has a daunting task aheadof him.


<div class="pre">Danks takes the mound as the Chicago White Sox face the</div>Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game series onMonday.


Danks (5-6. 4.62 ERA), who is unbeaten in his last five starts,will face the team with the best home mark in baseball. Therookie lefthander enters the contest having lost his last threedecisions.


Cleveland , which is 33-13 at home, has won 12 of its last 15games at Jacobs Field. The Indians have won all 11 of theirhome series against Americab League teams.


Indians starter Cliff Lee (5-5, 5.23) is heading in the oppositedirection. After starting the season on the disabled and thengetting off to a slow start, the lefthander is 3-1 in his lastfive outings.


Lee will hope to contain White Sox slugger Paul Konerko, whois a .371 (13-for-35) hitter with four homers in his careeragainst against him.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS

CHI WHITE SOX CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .227 0 0 Grady Sizemore CF .279 15 46
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .256 5 26 Casey Blake 3B .268 14 48
Jim Thome DH .275 15 45 Victor Martinez C .321 16 71
Paul Konerko 1B .271 18 51 Travis Hafner DH .266 15 60
A.J. Pierzynski C .254 8 28 Jhonny Peralta SS .283 14 50
Jermaine Dye RF .226 15 44 Ryan Garko 1B .304 11 34
Rob Mackowiak LF .267 5 27 Jason Michaels LF .288 6 27
Josh Fields 3B .238 5 20 Franklin Gutierrez RF .292 4 10
Juan Uribe SS .222 8 32 Josh Barfield 2B .255 2 40

John Danks LHP (5-6, 4.62) Cliff Lee LHP (5-5, 5.23)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: CHA - JOHN DANKS (5-6, 4.62)
CLE - CLIFF LEE (5-5, 5.23)

UMPIRES: HP - ROB DRAKE
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - JIM JOYCE
3B - JIM WOLF

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: CHA - JOHN DANKS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
CLE - CLIFF LEE AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.227, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.256, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
J THOME (.275, 15 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIM THOME SCORED JERRY OWENS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J THOME ON FIRST, T IGUCHI ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.271, 18 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 2 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.279, 15 HR, 46 RBI)
C BLAKE (.268, 14 HR, 48 RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.321, 16 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 5

BATTING: RBI - J Thome (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 1.
Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.62

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.28

Pitches-strikes: C Lee 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 1-0. Batters
faced: C Lee 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 2 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: R MACKOWIAK (.267, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
J FIELDS (.238, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
J URIBE (.222, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 5

BATTING: RBI - J Thome (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 1.
Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.57

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.28

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 12-8; C Lee 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks
0-2; C Lee 1-0. Batters faced: J Danks 3; C Lee 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JERRY OWENS SCORED JOSH FIELDS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J OWENS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T IGUCHI (.256, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 2 4 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.266, 15 HR, 60 RBI)
J PERALTA (.283, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
R GARKO (.304, 11 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 3 7

BATTING: RBI - J Thome (46), J Owens (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Dye 1, T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (8, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 11 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.57

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 5.33

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 12-8; C Lee 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks
0-2; C Lee 3-0. Batters faced: J Danks 3; C Lee 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 2 4 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.278, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
P KONERKO (.270, 0-FOR-1)
A PIERZYNSKI (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 3 7

BATTING: RBI - J Thome (46), J Owens (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Dye 1, T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (8, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 11 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.52

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 5.33

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 28-18; C Lee 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks
1-3; C Lee 3-0. Batters faced: J Danks 7; C Lee 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 0 2 5 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.292, 4 HR, 10 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.255, 2 HR, 40 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255
J Thome dh 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282
P Konerko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270
A Pierzynski c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
J Dye rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 14 2 5 2 1 3 10

BATTING: RBI - J Thome (46), J Owens (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Dye 1, T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (8, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 110 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.52

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 3 5 2 2 1 3 0 5.26

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 28-18; C Lee 53-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks
1-3; C Lee 4-2. Batters faced: J Danks 7; C Lee 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 0 2 5 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: R MACKOWIAK (.266, 0-FOR-1)
J FIELDS (.244, 1-FOR-1)
J URIBE (.225, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255
J Thome dh 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282
P Konerko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270
A Pierzynski c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
J Dye rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 14 2 5 2 1 3 10

BATTING: RBI - J Thome (46), J Owens (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Dye 1, T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (8, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 3 5

BATTING: 2B - F Gutierrez (3, J Danks). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C Blake 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Gutierrez (4, 3rd base off J Danks/A Pierzynski).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 110 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.47

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 3 5 2 2 1 3 0 5.26

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 47-29; C Lee 53-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks
2-4; C Lee 4-2. Batters faced: J Danks 11; C Lee 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 0 0 2 5 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.320, 0-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.265, 0-FOR-1)
J PERALTA (.285, 1-FOR-1)</div>